1. The Role of Color in Design Do now! -Clear off your table -Take out notebook and something to write with

3. Warm Colors Warm colors: red, orange, and yellow –Red and orange conveys the most warmth –Warm colors are suitable for areas of high activity such as kitchens and family rooms

4. Cool Colors Cool colors: blues and greens –Popular in bedrooms, bathrooms and home offices because of their relaxing effect.

5. Illusions with Color Warm colored objects appear closer than cool colored ones. You can visually enlarge a room by painting the walls a cool color. High ceilings painted dark colors appear lower and a light color will allow a ceiling to seem higher. Bold, bright colors make objects stand out.

6. Components of Color Pigments- substances that absorb some light rays and reflect others. Hue is the color feature that makes one color different from others. Intensity is the brightness or dullness of a color. Complement color is the color opposite it on the color wheel. Value is the lightness or darkness of a color. White + Hue = Tint. –Ex. Pink is a tint of red. Black + Hue = Shade –Lowers the value and darkens it. Gray + Color = Tone.

7. Color Scheme A combination of colors selected for a room design in order to create a mood or set a tone. Provides guidelines for designing successfully with color. Color schemes look best when one color dominates

8. Types of Color Schemes 1. Neutral 2. Monochromatic 3. Analogous 4. Complementary 5. Split-Complementary 6. Triad

9. Neutral Neutral color schemes can be easier to live with than with vibrant color schemes. Often used as background colors in rooms because they blend well with other colors Touches of accent colors are usually added for interest

13. Monochromatic Tints and shades of one color on the color wheel

16. Analogous 3 to 5 hues next to each other on the color wheel

19. Complement Two colors that are directly opposite each other on the color wheel.

22. Split Complement Three colors, they combine one color with the two colors on each side of its complement

25. Triad Three colors that are equal distance apart on the color wheel.

27. This is what happens with no color scheme.

28. Warm Colors Yellow-green to red Advancing- make objects look larger or closer than they really are

30. Cool Colors Green to red-violet Receding- objects seems larger and farther away

33. How to choose a paint color for a room: http://www.behr.com/consumer/how- to/interior/how-to-choose-an-interior-colorhttp://www.behr.com/consumer/how- to/interior/how-to-choose-an-interior-color

34. Room Color Scheme Choose one of the room sketches Color it using one of the color schemes described Identify the color scheme used.